FN: [[WHOSE VOTE COUNTS?]] Supreme Court to hear ' faithless electors' case as 2020 White House race heats up ((lubuntu at wor1))

=”https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-hear-faithless-elector-case-ahead-2020-presidential-election“>Supreme Court to hear ‘faithless electors’ case as 2020 White House race heats up

YW: Matthew Whitaker: AG Barr has served honorable in difficult times, he has not gone rogue ((yourworldcavuto___)) ((lubuntu at wor1))

Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker weighs in on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling Attorney General Bill Barr ârogue.â

CNN: “:”\u003cstrong>Senate leaders are preparing for the first day of the impeachment trial on Tuesday that could stretch several hours and send the chamber behind closed doors\u003c/strong>”, “BANNER=|pagerendered| ((lubuntu at wor1))

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FR: Middle East expert on Iran’s ‘nuclear weapon on the ground’ ((foxnewsreporting__)) ((lubuntu at wor1))

Iranian-backed militias are being used to threaten allies of the United States and undermine regional stability, warns Phillip Smyth, Soref fellow with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy

OO: James Carafano says Iranian ayatollah’s praise for attack on US troops appears aimed at a domestic audience ((outnumberedover___)) ((lubuntu at wor1))

Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei lashed out ‘American clowns’ as he led Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time in eight years; reaction and analysis from retired Army Lt. Col. James Carafano, vice president for the Heritage Foundation’s Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy

DB: Iran’s President Rouhani says ‘no limit’ to nuclear enrichment ((dailybriefing_____)) ((lubuntu at wor1))

Ayatollah praises attack on Iraqi base that housed U.S. troops; reaction and analysis from former C.I.A. station chief and Fox News contributor Dan Hoffman

OO: Donna Brazile says both Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are champions of democracy, hopes spat goes away ((outnumberedover___)) ((lubuntu at wor1))

Hot mic captures tense exchange between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren at conclusion of Democratic presidential debate; reaction from Fox News contributor Donna Brazile, former interim chair of the DNC